Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeAt a Whistleblower Appreciation Day LuncheonJuly 27, 2017 Today is about the whistleblowers. There is a lot of debate about what whistleblowers are, and what they are not. I believe whistleblowers are patriots and heroes. A lot of them don’t ever...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on: “Oversight of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and Attempts to Influence U.S. Elections: Lessons Learned from Current and Prior Administrations”July 27, 2017VIDEO I am disappointed that the Minority invoked the two hour rule to shut this...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “Oversight of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and Attempts to Influence U.S. Elections: Lessons Learned from Current and Prior Administrations”July 26, 2017 Today the Committee will examine the Justice Department’s enforcement of the...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingJuly 20, 2017VIDEO We have a number of nominees on today’s agenda and I know that many Members would like to make a statement this morning. I’m aware that several Members of the Committee need to go to the Appropriations...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingJuly 13, 2017VIDEO Good morning. Yesterday, the Committee held a hearing to consider Christopher Wray to be the next FBI Director. I was impressed by his testimony. I believe Mr. Wray is a man of principle. I believe he’s the...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeSubcommittee on Border Security and Immigration hearing on “Examining the Problem of Visa Overstays: A Need for Better Tracking and Accountability”July 12, 2017 Chairman Cornyn, Ranking Member Durbin, thank you for agreeing to have this important hearing...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on the nomination of Christopher Wray to be director of the Federal Bureau of InvestigationJuly 12, 2017VIDEO Today, the Committee is considering the nomination of Christopher Wray to be the 8th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Mr. Wray,...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingJune 29, 2017VIDEO Today we have several nominees on the agenda as well as two bills that we’ll be voting on. The following nominees are on the agenda for the first time and the other side has asked that they be held over this...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “The FISA Amendments Act: Reauthorizing America’s Vital National Security Authority and Protecting Privacy and Civil Liberties” June 27, 2017VIDEO Thanks to everyone for being here today. Today’s public hearing will be...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeLack of Transparency about Russia Investigation TargetsJune 22, 2017 WATCH VIDEO In March, then-FBI Director James Comey briefed Ranking Member Feinstein and me on the Russia investigation. This included telling us who was, and who was not,...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “The MS-13 Problem: Investigating Gang Membership, its Nexus to Illegal Immigration, and Federal Efforts to End the Threat”June 21, 2017VIDEO The topic of today’s hearing involves the MS-13 crisis that’s growing and spreading in...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “Free Speech 101: The Assault on the First Amendment on College Campuses”June 20, 2017VIDEOHigher education rests on the free flow of ideas. Education requires that positions be held tentatively, tested by opposing arguments that are...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingJune 15, 2017VIDEO Good morning. Today we have several nominees on the agenda who are ripe for consideration, as well as two new bills. We’ll vote on two District Court Judges today:David Nye for IdahoScott Palk for the Western...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “Nominations”June 14, 2017VIDEO Good morning. Today, we’ll be hearing from two Circuit nominees and one nominee to the Court of Federal Claims. Congratulations to all of you and to your families and welcome to the...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingJune 8, 2017 We have one bill and several nominees on today’s agenda, so I’ll make some brief remarks. I’m also going to take a point of personal privilege this morning. Several nominees are on the agenda for the first...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today introduced bipartisan legislation that will establish and reauthorize critical programs to prevent human trafficking, promote justice for survivors, provide services to...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Senator Al Franken of Minnesota have reintroduced
legislation that corrects a Supreme Court ruling (
Hall v. United States) that made it harder for family farmers to reorganize their finances when they fall on hard times.
Grassley and Franken’s
Family Farmer Bankruptcy...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingMay 25, 2017 Today we have three nominations and one bill on the Committee’s agenda. Today’s nominees are on the agenda for the first time today. They are Noel Francisco, to be Solicitor General of the United States; Makan...
View video here.Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeThe Cautionary Tale of Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Crisis and PROMESA’s Broken PromisesMay 24, 2017 I rise today to discuss the significance of the unprecedented events now occurring in Puerto Rico. According to a May 16th editorial...
